berlin concert series 2016/2017

The concerts - Begun in 2008, the very popular Artemis Berliner Philharmonie Concerts offer an indepth experience with Berlin's own Artemis Quartett.

After exploring Mendelssohn and Brahms in previous seasons, we will be featuring the three wonderful quartets by Robert Schumann, true highlights to the romantic repertoire! Schumann had deep admiration and respect of his fellow composers Mendelssohn and Brahms, at the same time developing his own genuine musical language of unreached poetic expression. In our second concert the fabulous pianist Maria João Pires will team up with us for Schumann’s famous piano quintet op.44. These masterpieces of Schumann will be programmed and juxtaposed with quartet highlights by Haydn, Beethoven, Bartòk and Rihm.